Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights
The international organization has a history of facing controversial issues. This week, it hopes to tackle sex work decriminalization.
Aug 6, 2015 / Melissa Gira Grant
The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World—Literally The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World—Literally
This landmark legislation became the basis for an international treaty embraced by much of the world—but not, ironically, by the United States.
Jul 29, 2015 / Janet E. Lord
Malaysia Needed a Clean Human Rights Record—So the State Department Just Gave It to Them Malaysia Needed a Clean Human Rights Record—So the State Department Just Gave It to Them
The president cleansed Malaysia of its notorious human trafficking record to give the country a front row seat to join the TPP—and Congress can’t do anything about it.
Jul 29, 2015 / William Greider
How Israel Uses Water to Control Palestinian Life How Israel Uses Water to Control Palestinian Life
The relentless scarcity is purposeful and integral to Israel’s strategy of “demographic balance.”
Jul 24, 2015 / Charlotte Silver
Obama Won’t Let Some Mass Graves Stop the TPP Obama Won’t Let Some Mass Graves Stop the TPP
It appears Malaysia will be given a free pass on human trafficking in order to protect the controversial trade deal.
Jul 10, 2015 / George Zornick
Is There a Human Right to Kill? Is There a Human Right to Kill?
How governments, NGOs, and conservative think tanks turned the language of human rights on its head.
Jul 2, 2015 / Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon
The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That
Abounaddara has been chronicling the hidden moments of the war, week after week.
Jun 29, 2015 / Moustafa Bayoumi
June 26, 1945: The United Nations Charter Is Signed in San Francisco June 26, 1945: The United Nations Charter Is Signed in San Francisco
"What the people of the world profoundly desire is something which will not mirror their conflicts but resolve them, which will dispel their fears and satisfy their hopes."
Jun 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The US Base More Secret Than Guantánamo The US Base More Secret Than Guantánamo
One US military base, decades of lies, and a crime that has never been faced or righted.
Jun 15, 2015 / David Vine
Qatar’s World Cup Preparations Could Kill as Many as 4,000 Migrant Workers Qatar’s World Cup Preparations Could Kill as Many as 4,000 Migrant Workers
Will the scandals roiling FIFA put a stop to the deadly construction projects?
Jun 15, 2015 / Michelle Chen